Hat-brim-curling machine



No. 624,897. Patented May l6, I899.

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HAT BRIM CURLING MACHINE.

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AGAR. HAT BRIM CURLING MACHINE.

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JOHN AGAR, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

HAT-BRIM-CURLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,897, dated. May 16, 1899.

Serial No. 674,408. (N0 model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN AGAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Brim-Curling Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters and numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of curling-machines repsented by the one shown in my prior patent, dated May 10, 1898, No. 603,719, the objects of the present improvements being to secure a more perfect finish in the curled brim, especially in certain of the finer grades of hats, to avoid the production of a glazed surface on the curled felt, to adapt the machine to various grades of work, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved hatbrim -curling machine and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantiallyas will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of my improved machine, certain bed-plates or tables being indicated in section. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail of one of the feeding and curling wheels, a certain shoe or guard being shown in outline. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of a curling-shoe adapted to be brought into close relation to the feeding-wheels and cooperate therewith in curling the brim by extending the curlingsurface. Fig. 5 is a plan of the guard referred to in connection with the description of Fig.

' 3. Figs. 6 and 7 are enlarged views in elevation and plan, showing more clearly the relation of the curling-wheels, guard, shoe, and

brim-holder to one another; and Figs. 8, 9,

and 10 are respectively a perspective view, plan, and section on liuezrof Fig. 9 of an improved brim-holder which I prefer to employ in connection with certain lines of work.

In said drawings, a indicates a suitable bench, table, or support having two plates a a the first serving as a support for the head of the machine and the second lying elevated above the first and serving as a work-table on which the hat is manipulated by the operator in the operation of curling and as a bed-plate for a guide, curling-shoe, and a curled-brimholder, which will be hereinafter described.

5 indicates the frame of the machine-head, which is similar in general outline and construction to that of the machine shown in my prior patent above referred to and provides bearings for the curling-wheels and other working parts. at its forward end with integral arms or plates 1) b the latter lying substantially flush with the upper table-plate a Said arms provide bearings for shafts c and d, on the first of which, between said plates 1) 19 is arranged one of the curling-wheels e and its cog-wheel f, the cog-wheel being fastened to said wheel 6 by screws or other means, as indicated in Fig. 3, whereby the two wheels will rotate simultaneously and together.

The periphery of the wheel 6 is flanged in a manner corresponding somewhat closely with the flanged wheel of my former construction, the wheel, however, being made considerably thinner, the lower part of the concave flange being cut away or removed, so that it will not bear upon the lower part of the curl of the brim, and thus produce a glazed surface at the extreme convex edge of the curled brim. The wheel 6 is heated by The said frame 27 is provided means of a flame from air and gas through pipes g or by electricity or other heating means.

The lower side of the flange of thewheel e is made concave, as at e, and this heated conof the convex edge of the curled brim, I have arranged below the wheel e a guard 72., which supplements said wheel 6 in guiding the hat forward in the curling operation. Beneath said wheel e the guard is provided with a curved guarding and guiding projection h,

which coincides more or less closely with the curve at the inner edge of the concavity of the wheel 6, as will be understood upon reference to Figs. 3 and 7, where the said guard isindicated in proper relative position in outline. The said guiding-flange It holds the hat-brim from passing beneath the wheel 6 and is out of contact with the heat of the flame, and is thus kept cool and presents a cool bearing-surface to the curled brim at the convexity thereof, and thus the rounded edge of the hat-brim is kept cool, while the returned upper portion is heated to a high degree and is thus set in its returned position.

The plate 1) provides fulcrumal bearings for. a lever-like shaft 1 on which is loosely arranged a second curling-wheel or button j. Said buttonisfixed by any suitable means to a small cog-wheel or pinion 7c of about the same diameter. These parts, however, may be and sometimes preferably are of one integral piece. The small cog-wheel meshes with the cog-wheel f, receiving motion therefrom, and thus the concave and convex curling-wheels rotate at substantially the same rate of speed at their peripheries. The convex wheel or button 7' is roughened at its periphery and on its upper face engages the felt with considerable frictional force, and thus feeds the said brim forward to the Wheel 6 and through the shoe and curl-holding devices hereinafter described.

The ironing-shoe Z is adjustably arranged closely adjacent to the wheels ej, so that the concavity of the flange e is supplemented by the concavity formed in the upwardly-curled tongue 1'' of said shoe, the felt passing from the concavity of the said wheel 6 immediately onto the concave forward surface of the shoetongue Z and being held in ironing contact with the tongue by the convex buttonj substantially in the same manner as in my former machine. After leaving the shoe-tongue the curled brim passes through a curl-holder m like or very similar to the one heretofore described by me in said prior patent. In Figs. 6 and 7 I show holders such as were heretofore described by me in my prior patent referred to; but for purposes of the present application I show in Figs. 8, 9, and 10 a construction by which the brim is not closely rolled on itself in producing the curl, but is rather made to lie more flat in its finish. The improvements by which this effect in the brim is accomplished I desire to claim herein, and they will be explained hereinafter more fully.

The curling-wheels ej described are driven by a train of gearing m n o, the cog-wheel m being arranged on the shaft 0 with the cogwheel f and concavously-flanged wheel 6, the pinion n being arranged on the second shaft cl, and the pulley 0 being on the said shaft d and being preferably grooved and operated by a round belt 19, which receives its power from any suitable source.

The lever-like shaft "5 is fulcrumed at q to the arm Z), and at its upper extremity it is connected to a rod r, Figs. 1 and 2, adapted to slide longitudinally in a fixed arm or bearing s, integrally cast on the frame I). On said sliding rod 0" is arranged a spring '6, which at one end bears against the arm 8 and at the other upon an adjustable nutt, arranged on the rod 0'. The said spring t tends to press the on rling-wheelj backward into proper curling relation to the concave wheel and shoe.

To draw the convex wheel or button from pressing contact with the concave wheel and shoe, I have employed, as heretofore, a flexible connection it and a rod 2;, which latter is adapted to extend to a suitable pedal, whereby said rod o may be drawn downward, and

the connection to, lying on the idle .pulley u, may draw upon the rod r against the power of the spring 25 and turn the lever-like shaft 6 on its fulcrum q, as will be clearly understood upon examination of Fig. l. Aspring w on the shaft 2' tends to draw the button upward toward the under side of the heated flange e and press the returned part of the curl against said flange, the said shaft 2' or the fulcrumal bearings thereof having alarge perforation or opening somewhat larger than the fulcrumal pin g, as indicated at t" in Figs. 1 and 6, to permit of the upward movement and also a forward and rearward elastic movement, the latter movement being controlled by a spring at on a shaft 5, which is new to this case. The said shaft 5 is disposed horizontally above the arm I). At its forward end it is forked and perforated to receive the opposite ends of the fulcrumal pin q. The said rod 5 extends rearwardly through the spring 4 and a perforation in the arm 5, and at its rear extremity is threaded to receive an adjusting-nut 6. The spring 4: has a suitable end bearing on a shoulder formed on said rod 5 and on its opposite end bears against the said arm .9. By screwing or unscrewing the nut 6 the tension of the spring at will be increased or diminished and the normal pres sure of the button on the concave wheel and shoe will be correspondingly increased or diminished in a direction at right angles to the axis of said wheel '6, as will be understood.

The upward movement of the wheel or buttone is limited by an adjusting-screw 7, which is arranged in alongitudinal slot of the rod 5, the threaded lower end of the said screw being arranged in a female thread formed in the arm I), so that by turning said screw the freedom of movement of the rod 5 is increased or diminished in scope, and the shaft 11, connected thereto, is correspondingly limited, as will be understood.

In my patent in addition to the shoe ZI described a curl-holding device 102, adapted to receive the curled brim and to gradually tighten or increase the curl or twist therein by means of a peculiar spiral construction.

I desire to obtain in some cases a more flat curl rather than a round curl, and to this end I have provided the curl-holder shown in Figs. 8,9, and 10. In the later construction Iform the curl-holder preferably in three pieces or sections, of which 8 indicates the bed-plate adapted to be fastened upon the arm b of the machine-head or upon the table= plate a Upon said plate Sis fastened or secured an upwardly-projecting bent or curved section 9, the curve of which may be varied to suit the desired curl in the brim. At the base of said section 9 are formed lips 10 to receive screws 11, by means of which said section 9 is fastened down upon the plate 8. At its upper part said section bends rearward, and at its under side, nearits projecting edge, it is provided with a downwardly-turned ridge 12 and lips 13, perforated to receive a third section 14., Said third section depends from the under side of the section 9 and is provided with a forwardly-extending rounded flangelike former 15, which extends into the concavity formed by the bent and curved section 9. The rounded flan ge-like former 15 forms with the interior walls of the section 9 a chamber of about the thickness of the felt, the said chamber conforming to the desired shape of the brim in cross-section. Thus the curled brim is held in the desired shape for some little time after leaving the ironing tools, giving said felt an opportunity to cool and become fixed in the desired shape before passing out from the ironing devices. By the construction thus described a flatter curl can be made than by the devices heretofore employed by me, as described in my prior specification.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The improved hat-curling machine, comprising a bed-plate, a concavously-flanged Wheel, a convex wheel or button, a guard or guide arranged beneath said flanged wheel, said guard or guidebeing convex where engaged by the hat in correspondence with the peripheral curve, in plan, of said flanged wheel, means for heating said wheels, and operating the same, all substantially as set forth.

2. The improved hat-curling machine, comprising a bed-plate, a concavously-fianged wheel, a convex wheel or button, a guard supplementing the periphery of said flanged wheel, the forward side of said guard, where engaged by the hat, being convex in correspondence to the curve of the said flanged wheel in plan and being secured beneath said wheel, a shoe Z, and a curl-holder arranged to receive the curled brim from said shoe, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a bed-plate, leverlike shaft 11, fulcrumed on said plate, rod 4",

flexible connection a, and operating means,

convex wheel and heating and operating means, of a curved guard arranged below said flanged wheel, the curved extension of which correspondsin plan with the periphery of the said flanged wheel, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the bed-plate, 1e=

ver-like shaft 2', fulcrumed on said plate, rod 1', connections for operating said rod longitudinally,a spring arranged on the rod 0", adapted to act counter to the operating connections to return said rod 4", to a normal position to secure an engagement of the curling-wheels, said curling-wheels and means for heating and operating the same, of a rod 5, in connection with the fulcrum of the lever-like shaft, a spring 4, and an adjusting screw or nut, all arranged and adapted to operate, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination with the concave and convex wheels and heating and operating means for the same, of a curl-holder comprising a plate 8, bent section 9 fastened upon said plate and having a concavity at the front formed by the bend, and depending section 14, rigidly secured beneath the bend of the section 9 and having a rounded form 15, extending into the concavity of the'section' 9, and forming a chamber, substantially as set forth. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of March, 1898.

' JOHN AGAR. 

